ABSTRACT

I2Foranumberofyearsithasbeendebatedastowhether theWartheDriftrepresentedare-advanceoftheSaale ice(thiswasWoldstedt'sinterpretationoftheevidence), orwhetheritmarkedanearlyadvanceoftheiceofthe LastGlaciation(thiswasoriginallyZeuner'sview). RecentlyevidencehasbeenfoundthattheEemSea(note I5below)brokethroughtheWarthedrift,confirming Woldstedt'sinterpretation(seevanderVlerketa l . , 1957,P·3I2).